Necktie-fastener



(No Model.)

I 0. MOLE. NECKTIB FASTENER.

No.-'499,466. PatentedJ une 13; 1893.

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CHARLES MOLE, on Boston, MASSACHUSETTS.

NECKTlE -FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO.499,466, dated June 13,1893. Application filed January 9, 1893. Serial No- 57.735- (N model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES MOLE, a citizen of France, residing atBoston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented anImprovement in Necktie-Fasteners, of which the following description, inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likeletters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object the production of a necktie-fastenerof simple construction and durable and efficient in use, by means ofwhich the tie may be readily applied to or removed from thecollar-button of the wearer.

In accordance therewith my invention consists of a necktie-fastenerhaving a loop provided with an expansible top and separable sides, and adownwardly curved fixed lower side, coiled springs connected to theopposite ends of said fixed side, the free ends of the coils beingcrossed and oppositely curved to form the loop sides, and outwardlyturned to form actuating arms provided with upturned finger-pieces, andloops embracing the spring coils to secure the fastener to the necktie,substantially as will be described.

Other features of my invention will be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a rear view ofanecktie-stilfener-piece with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is atop view of the necktie-fastener detached; and Fig. 3 is a verticalsection on the line w-a: Fig. 1.-

I have herein shown the necktiefastener made of a single piece of wireconstructed by coiling the wire in opposite directions to form springsa, a, connected by the downwardly curved portion 1), the free ends ofthe wire being crossed and oppositely curved, as at c, c, to formactuating arms (1, d, the wire being finally twisted at substantiallyright angles to the said arms, and given a single turn to form thefinger-pieces e, e. By an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seenthat the downwardly curved part 1) connecting the springs, forms thefixed side of the loop, while the crossed and oppositely curved portions0, c, are extended down over the fixed side to form the top andseparable sides of said loop, the action of the springs a, a,being suchas to normally draw the said sides toward each other.

The fastener is secured to the back of the necktie or to a suitablestiffener-piece, as A, bya series of stitches fiembracingloosely theupper part of the coils forming each spring a, so that the necktie canbe turned away from the plane of the fastener in order to more readilymanipulate the finger-pieces in the operation of the device.

In Fig. l the collar-button is shown partly in section with its shank Bextended through the loop, and in Fig. 3 a sectional View of thestiffener-piece and fastener enables the relation of the parts to beclearly seen when the tie is in position.

When it is desired to apply the fastener, the finger-pieces e aregrasped, preferably between the thumb and finger, and pressed towardeach other, thereby separating the sides of the loop and also expandingits top and enlarging it sufficiently to permit the easy passagetherethrough of the head B of any usual collar-button, after which thefinger-pieces are released and the springs a draw the top and separablesides of the loop together, thus hold ing the same securely on the shankof the collar-button.

When it is desired to remove the necktie, the finger-pieces are pressedtoward each other, as described, until the loop has been expandedsufficiently to permit the withdrawal of the collar-button head.

By securing the fastener, as described, to

the necktie, the application or removal of the fastener is facilitated,as the body of the tie may be lifted outward away from the fastener inorder to give access to the finger-pieces.

I wish it to be understood, however, that the fastener can be secured tothe necktie by stitches or staples passed through the spring portions ifdesired at other additional points.

I am aware that neckties have been provided with fasteners composed ofwire bent to form a button-engaging loop and spring arms, whereby theloop is caused to clasp the button shank, the sides of the loop beingheld in place by and movable in a guide, and I am also aware that springarms have been oppositely turned to form the loop, the ends of the wirebeing extended into the necktie to secure the fastener thereto, and suchconstructions I do not claim.

I claim- 1. A necktie fastener consisting of a loop having an expansibletop and separable sides, and a downwardly curved fixed lower side,coiled springs connected to the opposite ends of said fixed side, thefree ends of the coils being crossed and oppositely curved to form theloop sides, and outwardly turned to form actuating arms provided withupturned fingerpieces, and loops embracing the spring coils to securethe fastener to the necktie,substantially as described.

2. A necktie fastener formed of a single piece of wire consisting ofsprings a adapted to be CHARLES MOLE.

Witnesses:

JOHN (J. EDWARD, FREDERICK L. EMERY.

